SME New York: Critical minerals boom lifts dealmaking
Global mining M&A is gaining momentum this year, driven by a surge in critical minerals deals, rising government intervention and a shift towards supply chain…
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Elemental Royalty to buy Vizsla Royalties for $327M
Elemental Royalty (TSX: ELE; Nasdaq: ELE) is acquiring Vizsla Royalties (TSX-V: VROY; US-OTC: VROY) in a $327-million (US$239-million) deal, offering a 31% premium as the…
Gold M&A: Equinox, Orla combine as $18.5B miner
Equinox Gold (TSX: EQX; NYSE: EQX) said on Wednesday it would acquire Orla Mining (TSX: OLA; NYSE: ORLA) in a deal valued at about US$18.5…
Gold M&A: Denarius scraps Emerita takeover in Spain
Denarius Metals (CBOE: DMET; US-OTC: DNRSF) dropped efforts to acquire Emerita Resources (TSX-V: EMO; US-OTC: EMOTF), ending a three-week takeover campaign after the Spain-focused explorer…
Gold M&A: Regis, Vault merge to create $7.7B producer
Regis Resources (ASX: RRL) has agreed to merge with Vault Minerals (ASX: VAU) in an all-share deal valued at about A$10.7 billion (US$7.7 billion), creating…
Forrest said to sell Wyloo’s Yangibana rare earths stake in pivot to nickel
Australian tycoon Andrew Forrest is reportedly seeking buyers for a majority stake in the Yangibana rare earths project in Western Australia its holds through its…
M&A: strongest first quarter of mining deals in 3 years
Global mining mergers and acquisitions (M&A) reached $21.6 billion in the first quarter of 2026, marking the strongest start to a year since 2023 as…
Kodiak, Teck to create Arizona copper explorer
Kodiak Copper (TSXV: KDK) is teaming up with Teck Resources (TSX: TECK.A/TECK.B; NYSE: ) to create a new listed explorer to advance two early-stage projects…
Boroo eyes buying landslide-scarred former Eagle gold mine in Yukon
Private investment holding company Boroo could be preparing to buy the former Eagle Mine site in Yukon, almost two years after a landslide forced its…
China, Ecuador sign $1.7B deal on gold project
Ecuador has signed a $1.7-billion (C$2.32-billion) mining contract with China’s CMOC Group for the Los Cangrejos project, one of the country’s largest gold deposits, a…
Barrick names North America team ahead of IPO
Barrick Mining (TSX: ABX; NYSE: B) announced on Tuesday the members of the new executive leadership team for its North American operations as the miner…
Critical Metals fully gains Tanbreez in $835M deal
Critical Metals (Nasdaq: CRML) says it plans to acquire European Lithium (ASX: EUR) in an all-stock deal to consolidate ownership of its Tanbreez rare earth…